How RaiseMe works

1. Add Your Achievements

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2. Earn Scholarships

For each achievement, you’ll get scholarships from different colleges, which
you can redeem when you attend that college.

3. Discover Colleges

Learn about and follow different colleges from across the country to find
schools that are the best fit for you.

How one high schooler made $80K (without getting a job)

February 29th, 2016

Abby Saxastar raised $80,000 on [RaiseMe], which will fully cover
her tuition at Stetson University, a private college in central Florida.
"I've always been very successful in school and I've also done a lot of
volunteer work," said Saxastar. "But I still had to figure out how
to pay for college."

Got an A in Algebra? That's Worth $120

February 20th, 2016

By highlighting and rewarding certain academic and extracurricular
activities, [RaiseMe] helps level the college playing — and paying —
field for low-income students who may not receive the same kind of
parental advice at home as their higher-income peers.

Startup Lets High Schoolers Earn Scholarships By Caring For Family Members

September 13th, 2016

With its new "family assistance scholarships," [RaiseMe] is hoping to
enable a growing movement among selective colleges to recognize
contributions by low-income students — those who are often shut
out of the traditional college admissions horserace because of
family obligations and limited opportunities.